My Anxious Thoughts

I never hurt myself because I wanted to die. I didn’t even want to hurt myself. I wanted to keep myself alive and to do that, I needed...

Sometimes I'm able to do things I usually wouldn't be able to. Sometimes things that should make me anxious...

It won't replace a therapist. You probably won't get life-changing advice. You will get someone who cares and is willing to listen. That...

People with anxiety shouldn’t have to be afraid of others finding out. If someone tells you they have anxiety, believe them. It is...

When I was in 4th grade, a girl told me my laugh was loud and annoying. I believed her and from that day on, I held in my laugh. I...

Taking medication for a mental illness should be no different than taking medication for a physical illness. My brain is physical, it’s...

When someone makes a suicide joke, I don’t think it’s funny. I think about the days people I loved tried it. I think about the day I...

I don’t consider social anxiety to be a positive thing in my life, and I do know life would be a lot easier without it. However, I...

Even though I focus a lot on the mental side of social anxiety, it is so much more than that. The physical symptoms affect me as much...

Keep in mind how your words might be perceived and remember that I don’t talk about my anxiety very often (except for here). If I do...

In general, don’t act like you know more about a disorder than the person who lives with it every day. Remember that I’m already...

If I ask you to help me, please don’t roll your eyes. Please don’t tell me no, or to handle it myself. Don’t...

It takes a long time for me to believe the fear is as irrational as I know it is. Facing my fears doesn’t fix anything, learning to...